1. Reading 1
September 20, 2013

2. Homework Review
What are the three strategies we use to figure out the meaning of a word?
Signal words: or, this is, other words
Punctuation : ( ) , --
Look at other sentences after the word

3. Word Parts Words have parts.
You have the main part of the word. This is called the ROOT.
RUN
You have the word part that comes at the beginning of the word. This is called the PREFIX.
RERUN
You have the word part the comes at the end of the word. This is called the SUFFIX.
RUNNER

4. PREFIX
Prefixes have meanings. You can figure out the meaning of the word by knowing what the prefix means.
RE – do again
I watched a rerun.
Something that runs again.

5. SUFFIX
Suffixes have meanings. You can figure out a meaning of a suffix by knowing its meaning.
ER – a person or things that does a certain action
RUNNER – a person that runs

6. PREFIXES RE – do again IN- not; negative IM – not; negative (b, m, p)
IL – not; negative (l)
IR- not; negative (r)
MIS – indicates an error or mistake; badly

7. RE Add RE to a verb and make it a noun. Review Rerun Rethink Rewrite
Redo

8. IN Add IN an adjective and make it a negative adjective. Incorrect
Insane
Inaccurate
Insignificant

9. IM Add IM an adjective and make it a negative adjective. Impossible
Imbalanced
Imperfect
Impersonal
Immoral

10. IL Add IL an adjective and make it a negative adjective. Illegal
Illiterate
Illegible

11. IR Add IR an adjective and make it a negative adjective. Irregular
Irresponsible
Irrational

12. MIS Add MIS to a verb and make it a verb showing an error. Misspell
Mislead
Misunderstand
Misinform

13. SUFFIXES -LY – in the manner of; this word tells how
-ER – a person or thing that does a certain action
-ING – name of an action

14. -LY Add LY to a adjective and make it an adverb Correctly Quickly
Softly

15. ER Add ER to a verb and make it a noun. Runner Explorer Teacher
Director

16. -er superlative When we add –er to an adjective, we are comparing.
Pretty - prettier
When we add –er to a verb, we are making it a person who.
Swim – swimmer; work - worker

17. -ING Add ING to a verb and make a noun. Running Speaking Tiring
Exhausting

18. PRACTICE Complete page 5 in Keith Folse’s Reading Practices 1-20
Figure out the word from the meaning
EXAMPLE
__________________ a person who teaches
TEACHER
teach is the root. A person is shown by ER.

19. Practice pg 5 Person who teaches – teacher A rapid manner – rapidly
Write again - rewrite
In a slow manner - slowly
A person who sings a song - singer
Use in an incorrect way - incorrectly
When you speak (action) - speaking

20. . In a careful way - carefully
Not proper - improper
The thing that sharpens pencils - sharpener
Read again - reread
In a correct manner - correctly
Not literate - illiterate
Place in the wrong place - misplace

21. When you run (action) - running
A person who plays a sport - player
Not proper - improper
Make again - remake
Not active - inactive
Inform with wrong information - misinform

22. Pg 8
Complete the sentence.
Writer
Rewrite/redo
Impolite

23. Homework Study your word parts. (Practice pg 6, 7, 9 in Folse book)
Study the three strategies you learned:
(Practice – Reading 3 in Williams)
Signal words
Punctuation
Next sentence

24. Name
Subject: Reading 1
Date: Sep 20, 2013
Test: 6:20pm
Period: Friday

25. Practice Test 70 minutes Answer the questions.
This is a department test. Do your best. It’s see how you improve over the semester.